• Marcus had some minor surgery on his leg yesterday -- nothing too serious, outpatient stuff -- but I was still nervous, nonetheless. Everything went totally fine, however, and as of this writing he's resting comfortably. (I took the photograph above from the waiting room while he was in with the doctor. Some people pace when they're nervous. I shoot.)

• And finally, something a bit more sacred after that last item, the song of the day: I'm a huge fan of Bobby McFerrin. (Trust me on this: there is way more to this talented man than that infernal "Don't worry, be happy" song.) One of the things that I love about him is the way he interacts with his audiences, and gets them to make music along with him. I share his teaching one audience about the pentatonic scale here; now, click hereor on the image below to watch him get an audience to sing Ave Maria.

(A couple of notes: first, while the song is beautiful, what's even more beautiful is how he interacts with the audience. Second, this song is particularly special to me, because when I was a teenager, I used to play the Bach portion on the piano, while my mom sang the Gounod).

(And one final note: is it me, or is Bobby McFerrin sort of the jazz/classical Prince? I'm right, right?)